Besançon ; Plan de Besançon

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Title

Besançon ; Plan de Besançon

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Description

Printed map. Source unknown. Possibly part of one of Sebastian de Pontault Beaulieu’s publications. Visual scale, "Eschelle de 150 toises". The title is on a banner. The city is viewed from a distance and shows buildings and fortifications. The plan shows the fortifications and roads as well as the surrounding area including Mont Ste. Brigide. The cartouche text is on decorative drapery. On verso of map, RMC_4399_63. There is also a Robert Clifford bookplate on the verso of the larger map. Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely Collection.

Date

1670

Contributor

Beaulieu, Sébastian de Pontault, approximately 1612-1674

Identifier

macrepo:77656
local: RMC_107588

Files

macrepo77656.jpg

Citation

“Besançon ; Plan de Besançon,” Exhibits at McMaster University, accessed February 6, 2025, https://exhibits.mcmaster.ca/document/713.

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